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       log:  F:\Work\Projects\Presidency\Presidential Election Forecasts\1 2000 Election Forecasts (ES)\Data
>  & Results\Pres_Election_Data_Codebook.log
  log type:  text
 opened on:   4 May 2008, 13:42:54

. codebook

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election                                                                                     Election number
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                  type:  numeric (byte)

                 range:  [1,24]                       units:  1
         unique values:  24                       missing .:  0/24

                  mean:      12.5
              std. dev:   7.07107

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                                 3       6.5      12.5      18.5        22

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year                                                                                         Election year
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                  type:  numeric (int)

                 range:  [1912,2004]                  units:  1
         unique values:  24                       missing .:  0/24

                  mean:      1958
              std. dev:   28.2843

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                              1920      1934      1958      1982      1996

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dem                                                              Democratic candidate (CAPS for incumbent)
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                  type:  string (str9)

         unique values:  21                       missing "":  0/24

              examples:  "Clinton"
                         "Humphrey"
                         "Mondale"
                         "Smith"

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rep                                                              Republican candidate (CAPS for incumbent)
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                  type:  string (str10)

         unique values:  22                       missing "":  0/24

              examples:  "Bush 43"
                         "EISENHOWER"
                         "Harding"
                         "Nixon"

               warning:  variable has embedded blanks

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incparty                                                                                   Incumbent party
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                  type:  string (str1)

         unique values:  2                        missing "":  0/24

            tabulation:  Freq.  Value
                            12  "D"
                            12  "R"

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demvote                                                                                  Democratic vote %
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [28.82,61.05]                units:  .01
         unique values:  24                       missing .:  0/24

                  mean:   46.4267
              std. dev:   7.86398

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                             37.52    41.425     46.96      49.9     57.41

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repvote                                                                                  Republican vote %
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [23.17,60.67]                units:  .01
         unique values:  24                       missing .:  0/24

                  mean:   47.7554
              std. dev:   9.02614

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                             37.45     42.07    47.945     54.61     58.77

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dvotet                                                                                      Dem vote total
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                  type:  numeric (long)

                 range:  [6296184,59028439]           units:  1
         unique values:  24                       missing .:  0/24

                  mean:   3.0e+07
              std. dev:   1.4e+07

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                           9.1e+06   2.4e+07   2.8e+07   4.1e+07   4.7e+07

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rvotet                                                                                      Rep vote total
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                  type:  numeric (long)

                 range:  [3486242,62040610]           units:  1
         unique values:  24                       missing .:  0/24

                  mean:   3.1e+07
              std. dev:   1.5e+07

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                           1.6e+07   1.9e+07   3.3e+07   4.2e+07   5.0e+07

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demvote2                                                                             Dem % of 2-party vote
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [34.783207,64.36219]         units:  1.000e-06
         unique values:  24                       missing .:  0/24

                  mean:   49.4501
              std. dev:   8.09824

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                           38.2139   43.3982   50.1753   54.2545   61.3447

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repvote2                                                                             Rep % of 2-party vote
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [35.637806,65.216789]        units:  1.000e-06
         unique values:  24                       missing .:  0/24

                  mean:   50.5499
              std. dev:   8.09824

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                           38.6553   45.7455   49.8247   56.6018   61.7861

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incvote                                                                             Incumbent party vote %
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [23.17,61.05]                units:  .01
         unique values:  23                       missing .:  0/24

                  mean:   49.1496
              std. dev:   9.33861

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                             37.45    43.525     49.55    56.055     60.67

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incvote2                                                                          Inc party % 2-party vote
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [35.637806,65.216789]        units:  1.000e-06
         unique values:  24                       missing .:  0/24

                  mean:   51.9307
              std. dev:   7.87448

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                           40.8507    47.747   52.0025   58.2743   61.7861

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incwin                                                                                 Incumbent party win
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                  type:  numeric (byte)

                 range:  [0,1]                        units:  1
         unique values:  2                        missing .:  0/24

            tabulation:  Freq.  Value
                            10  0
                            14  1

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ev                                                                                        Electoral vote %
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [9.11,98.49]                 units:  .01
         unique values:  23                       missing .:  1/24

                  mean:   59.3509
              std. dev:   28.9806

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                             16.76      35.5     57.06     84.56     96.65

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appjune                                                                              Pres approval in June
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                  type:  numeric (byte)

                 range:  [31,74]                      units:  1
         unique values:  15                       missing .:  8/24

                  mean:     50.25
              std. dev:   12.5565

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                                32        40      51.5        57        73

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dappjune                                                                               Disapproval in June
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                  type:  numeric (byte)

                 range:  [15,58]                      units:  1
         unique values:  13                       missing .:  8/24

                  mean:   39.4375
              std. dev:   12.6753

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                                18        34        40        48        58

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appdiff                                                                                  App - Dis in June
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                  type:  numeric (byte)

                 range:  [-27,59]                     units:  1
         unique values:  14                       missing .:  8/24

                  mean:   10.8125
              std. dev:   24.8709

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                               -26      -4.5      12.5        23        55

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logapp                                                                                Log of June approval
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [3.4339871,4.3040652]        units:  1.000e-07
         unique values:  15                       missing .:  8/24

                  mean:   3.88713
              std. dev:   .254907

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                           3.46574   3.68857   3.94153   4.04305   4.29046

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appjune_50                                                                    June approval centered at 50
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [-19,24]                     units:  1
         unique values:  15                       missing .:  8/24

                  mean:       .25
              std. dev:   12.5565

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                               -18       -10       1.5         7        23

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gdp                                                                              % change in Real GDP (Q2)
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [-7.8,9.8]                   units:  .1
         unique values:  15                       missing .:  9/24

                  mean:   3.88667
              std. dev:   4.38143

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                                -2         3       4.7         7       7.3

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disinc                                                                  % change in disposable income (Q2)
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [-7,14.5]                    units:  .1
         unique values:  14                       missing .:  9/24

                  mean:      4.32
              std. dev:   4.79631

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                               1.2       2.7       3.6       6.8      11.4

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jobsjanin                                                                Jobs in January of inaugural year
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                  type:  numeric (long)

                 range:  [33833,130433]               units:  1
         unique values:  16                       missing .:  8/24

                  mean:   75209.6
              std. dev:   29953.7

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                             41444     50819   71553.5    100369    119269

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jobsjune                                                                     Jobs in June of election year
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                  type:  numeric (long)

                 range:  [42135,132998]               units:  1
         unique values:  16                       missing .:  8/24

                  mean:   82071.3
              std. dev:   31321.9

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                             44951     53773   77335.5    107866    132496

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jobs                                                                       % change in jobs (Job creation)
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [1.5816549,24.538174]        units:  1.000e-07
         unique values:  16                       missing .:  8/24

                  mean:   9.96411
              std. dev:   5.56901

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                           3.63927   6.38025   9.08384    11.725   17.1718

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egopro                                                                Personal prospections, relative (Q2)
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                  type:  numeric (int)

                 range:  [98,137]                     units:  1
         unique values:  11                       missing .:  11/24

                  mean:   124.692
              std. dev:   9.34866

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                               119       123       126       129       132

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epworq2                                                                   % answering worse to egopro (Q2)
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                  type:  numeric (byte)

                 range:  [6,28]                       units:  1
         unique values:  7                        missing .:  11/24

            tabulation:  Freq.  Value
                             4  6
                             1  7
                             1  9
                             2  10
                             3  11
                             1  13
                             1  28
                            11  .

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egoret                                                              Personal retrospections, relative (Q2)
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                  type:  numeric (int)

                 range:  [77,132]                     units:  1
         unique values:  14                       missing .:  10/24

                  mean:   110.857
              std. dev:   14.4321

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                                94       103     113.5       120       129

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eretq2wor                                                                 % answering worse to egoret (Q2)
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                  type:  numeric (byte)

                 range:  [18,48]                      units:  1
         unique values:  12                       missing .:  10/24

                  mean:   26.7857
              std. dev:   8.17293

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                                19        20      24.5        32        35

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natret                                                              National retrospections, relative (Q2)
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [20.3,143.3]                 units:  .1
         unique values:  12                       missing .:  11/24

                  mean:   108.654
              std. dev:   31.9185

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                              68.3     109.7     113.3       126     136.3

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natpro                                                                National prospections, relative (Q2)
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [81.3,120]                   units:  .1
         unique values:  11                       missing .:  11/24

                  mean:   112.146
              std. dev:   10.6637

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                             103.7       110     116.3       119     119.3

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ics                                                                            Index of Consumer Sentiment
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [51.7,110.7]                 units:  .1
         unique values:  13                       missing .:  11/24

                  mean:   89.8769
              std. dev:    13.856

           percentiles:        10%       25%       50%       75%       90%
                              79.2      88.6      92.4      98.1      98.5

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incumw                                              Incumbent weight (1 = incumbent, .5 = incumbent party)
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                  type:  numeric (float)

                 range:  [.5,1]                       units:  .1
         unique values:  2                        missing .:  0/24

            tabulation:  Freq.  Value
                             8  .5
                            16  1

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cycle1                                                2-term cycle (1 = inc party running beyond 2nd term)
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                  type:  numeric (byte)

                 range:  [0,1]                        units:  1
         unique values:  2                        missing .:  0/24

            tabulation:  Freq.  Value
                            11  0
                            13  1

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       log:  F:\Work\Projects\Presidency\Presidential Election Forecasts\1 2000 Election Forecasts (ES)\Da
> ta & Results\Pres_Election_Data_Codebook.log
  log type:  text
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